CIA chief to travel to Egypt this weekend, Axios reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to travel to Cairo this weekend to meet with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts and the Qatari prime minister to…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to travel to Cairo this weekend to meet with his Egyptian and Israeli counterparts and the Qatari prime minister to…
By Nette Noestlinger BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s rights watchdog raised concern on Tuesday about the bloc’s new 7.4 billion euro ($8.03 billion) agreement with Egypt that includes provisions…
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s foreign minister said on Monday the U.S. should make clear to Israel what the consequences of a military push into the south Gaza city of Rafah…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Middle East envoy Brett McGurk will travel to the region this week for continued talks on securing the release of hostages held by Palestinian Islamist group…
By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian economic growth will be slower than previously expected as its pound weakens, inflation cuts into purchasing power and fallout from the Gaza crisis…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was holding discussions with Egypt on policies that would make the country’s $3 billion IMF program…
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s inflation rate probably fell for a third straight month in December on lower food prices, but may see an uptick in coming months after recent government…
CAIRO (Reuters) – For Gaza resident Zaki Abu Sleyma the water now flowing into the devastated enclave from a desalination project in Egypt tastes “like sugar” after weeks of Israel’s…
By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt’s sovereign wealth fund has signed an $800 million deal to sell a stake in seven prominent hotels to Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) in…
By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – A steady deterioration of the economy puts Egypt under pressure to take long-awaited measures following a presidential election, foremost among them a currency devaluation…
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is likely to leave its overnight interest rates fixed at a policy meeting on Thursday, even though economic reforms are expected…
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – The French helicopter carrier Dixmude has docked in Egypt and could start treating wounded children from Gaza later this week, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu…
NANTUCKET, Mass. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leaders of Qatar and Egypt on Wednesday in the aftermath of a deal…
(Reuters) – The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is the sole route for aid to enter Gaza directly from outside Israel and the only exit that does…
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has been in close contact with Israel and Hamas to try to prevent further escalation in fighting between them and ensure the protection of Israelis taken…
(Reuters) – Moody’s on Thursday downgraded Egypt’s credit rating by a notch to ‘Caa1’ from ‘B3’, citing the country’s worsening debt affordability. Egypt has been facing an economic crisis with…
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will work with the U.S. Congress on military aid and arms sales to Egypt, the State Department said on Wednesday, after…
By Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee vowed on Saturday to block military aid and arms sales to Egypt if…
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – International mediators have stepped up efforts to prevent a new round of armed confrontation between Israel and the Islamist Hamas group, which runs Gaza,…
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said it had agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to merge the fund’s first and second reviews of its economic reform programme, after the first…
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has allowed much of U.S. foreign military aid to Egypt to go ahead, saying the country was vital for U.S. national…
By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz (Reuters) -Sudanese military ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday in his first trip abroad since the April outbreak of…
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Dem Senator Urges Egypt To Free Cleric Who Called For Murder Of Israelis Jake Smith on August 3, 2023 Democratic Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin called on the Egyptian government last…
By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt risks fuelling its record inflation and putting more pressure on the Egyptian pound if it does not slow an expansion of the money…